berhouch برهوش

Moroccan Darija · noun

“berhouch” (برهوش) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning kid, small child.

Meanings

1. kid, small child
2. childish, immature person

Usage

Berhouch is a colloquial word for a small child, often with a condescending or teasing nuance. The plural is brahch. Applied to an adult or a teenager, the word reproaches childish behavior: nta machi berhouch, "you're not a kid". The feminine berhoucha also exists. The term is colloquial and can offend if aimed at an adult. It should not be confused with "drri", child, which stays neutral. In phrases like matkounch berhouch, it means "don't act like a child", "don't be silly".

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “berhouch” but also “brhouch”, “berhoch”, “barhouch” and “brhoch”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “berhouch” on the Arabic keyboard